Lipid composition determines membrane properties, and cholesterol plays a major role in
this determination as it regulates membrane fluidity and permeability, as well as induces the …

Since its inception more than thirty years ago, electroformation has become the most
commonly used method for growing giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs). Although the method …

Cholesterol (Chol) is an essential component of animal cell membranes and is most
abundant in plasma membranes (PMs) where its concentration typically ranges from 10 to …

Lipid-protein interactions are normally classified as either specific or general. Specific
interactions refer to lipid binding to specific binding sites within a membrane protein, thereby …

Supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) are simplified model membrane systems that mimic the
fundamental properties of biological cell membranes and allow the surface-sensitive tools to …

This paper describes the application of a solvent-exchange method to prepare supported
membranes containing high fractions of cholesterol (up to∼ 57 mol%) in an apparent …

Incidence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is increasing worldwide. Activation of the
NLRP3 inflammasome is central to the development of diet-induced nonalcoholic …

Giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) are artificial membrane models which are of special
interest to researchers because of their similarity in size to eukaryotic cells. The most …

Purpose: This research was undertaken to document the changes in the organization and
properties of human lens lipid membranes that occur with age. Methods: Human lens lipid …

Cholesterol (Chol) content in most cellular membranes does not exceed 50 mol%, only in
the eye lens's fiber cell plasma membrane, its content surpasses 50 mol%. At this high …